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The Daily OrangeBloc Party to head Juice Jam; Talib Kweli and Ra Ra Riot to open
By Sierra Jiminez
Posted: 8/25/08, 1:54 AM EST Section: News
"It takes a long time to check out hundreds of bands," Bertog said. "We look at who's coming out with albums, who's touring and who students want on campus. Discussions take several weeks, if not months. And then we have to find out who's actually available for the dates we have."
Another restriction UU has to deal with is its concert budget. SA allocated $133,000 for this year's concert, a cut from last year's budget. Bertog said UU dedicated $100,000 to booking this year's artists.
Other changes from past years include ditching the concert's old location of the Lawrinson parking lot. Last year's concert was the first to be held at Skytop Field, which has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. Last year's show drew 3,700 attendees, and UU hopes to break that turnout this year, Bertog said.
"Last year, we were missing the idea of the whole festival atmosphere," Bertog said. "We have space for people to toss Frisbees, play volleyball - all those kinds of activities."
Past concerts have featured artists including Method Man, Dashboard Confessional, Robert Randolph and Third Eye Blind.
Tickets for Juice Jam are on sale now at the Schine Student Center Box Office to SU and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students for $10 and $15 for faculty and staff.
sirodrig@syr.edu
Another restriction UU has to deal with is its concert budget. SA allocated $133,000 for this year's concert, a cut from last year's budget. Bertog said UU dedicated $100,000 to booking this year's artists.
Other changes from past years include ditching the concert's old location of the Lawrinson parking lot. Last year's concert was the first to be held at Skytop Field, which has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. Last year's show drew 3,700 attendees, and UU hopes to break that turnout this year, Bertog said.
"Last year, we were missing the idea of the whole festival atmosphere," Bertog said. "We have space for people to toss Frisbees, play volleyball - all those kinds of activities."
Past concerts have featured artists including Method Man, Dashboard Confessional, Robert Randolph and Third Eye Blind.
Tickets for Juice Jam are on sale now at the Schine Student Center Box Office to SU and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students for $10 and $15 for faculty and staff.
sirodrig@syr.edu
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Sean Miskell
posted 8/25/08 @ 2:45 PM EST
THis is all excellent news. Great choices.
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